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What was the name of the policy which restricted migration to Australia?
Immigration Restriction Act/White Australia Policy
When was the White Australia Policy created?
1901
When was the White Australia Policy created?
1901
Assisted migration target people from which countries?
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
How did immigration officers test people if they wanted to migrate to Australia?
Dictation test in any European language
What is a push factor?
What is a push factor?
What is a pull factor?
Something which makes a person want to move to a country.
When was the UN refugee Convention created?
1951
What conflict led to a change in Australia’s migration policy?
Vietnam War
Where did the first boat carrying Indochinese refugees arrive in Australia?
Darwin
What was assimilation?
Migrants were expected to fit in with Australian culture.
What was integration?
Migrants could practice their own culture privately but should act Australian in public.
What is multiculturalism?
The idea that all cultures are equal and should be celebrated
What issue did many post-war migrants immediately face in Australia?
Racism
Why did migrants congregate in certain suburbs?
Shared language and cultural practices
Around how many Australians were born, or had at least 1 parent born overseas?
50%
